2023–24 Taça de Portugal

2023–24 Taça de Portugal

Taça de Portugal Placard
Tournament details
Country	Portugal
Dates	8 September 2023 – 26 May 2024
Teams	146
Defending champions	Porto
Final positions
Champions	Porto (20th title)
Runner-up	Sporting CP
Tournament statistics
Matches played	113
Goals scored	377 (3.34 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Evanilson (8 goals)

The 2023–24 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th edition of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage.

A total of 146 teams entered the cup. All teams from the top four tiers of the Portuguese football league system competed in this edition – excluding reserve or B teams, which were not eligible – together with representatives of the fifth-tier District leagues and cups. The competition began on 8 September 2023 with the first-round matches involving teams from the third, fourth and fifth tiers, and concluded on 26 May 2024 with the final at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras.

Primeira Liga side Porto were the two-time defending champions, having beaten Braga 2–0 in the 2023 final.^[1] They would go on to successfully defend their title and secure a third consecutive title by defeating Sporting CP 2–1, after extra time, in the 2024 final.

Format

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round (tier)
First round	146	112	none	112	Liga 3 (3rd): 18 teams Campeonato de Portugal (4th): 53 teams District Football Associations (5th): 41 teams
Second round	110	92	36+40	16	Liga Portugal 2 (2nd): 16 teams
Third round	64	64	46	18	Primeira Liga (1st): 18 teams
Fourth round	32	32	32	none	none
Fifth round	16	16	16	none	none
Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	none
Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	none
Final	2	2	2	none	none

Teams

A total of 146 teams competed in the 2023–24 edition, comprising 18 teams from the Primeira Liga (tier 1), 16 teams from the Liga Portugal 2 (tier 2), 18 teams from the Liga 3 (tier 3), 53 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (tier 4) and 41 teams from the District championships and cups (tier 5).

Primeira Liga Arouca Benfica Boavista Braga Casa Pia Chaves Estoril Estrela da Amadora Famalicão Farense Gil Vicente Moreirense Porto Portimonense Rio Ave Sporting CP Vitória de Guimarães Vizela

Liga Portugal 2 Académico de Viseu AVS Belenenses Feirense Länk Vilaverdense Leixões Mafra Marítimo Nacional Oliveirense Paços de Ferreira Penafiel Santa Clara Tondela Torreense União de Leiria

Liga 3 Série A Anadia Canelas 2010 Fafe Felgueiras Lusitânia Lourosa Sanjoanense Trofense Varzim Vianense Série B Atlético 1º Dezembro Académica Alverca Amora Caldas Oliveira do Hospital Pêro Pinheiro Sp. Covilhã

Campeonato de Portugal

Série A Brito Camacha Dumiense Limianos Mirandela Montalegre Os Sandinenses Portosantense Pevidém Ribeirão Tirsense Vilar de Perdizes Vila Real

Série B Amarante Beira-Mar Florgrade Gondomar Lamelas Marco 09 Oliveira do Douro Paredes Rebordosa Salgueiros São João de Ver Valadares Gaia Vila Meã

Série C Benfica Castelo Branco Fontinhas Gouveia Lusitânia Marinhense Mortágua Peniche Rabo de Peixe Sertanense União 1919 União de Santarém União Tomar Vitória de Sernache

Série D Barreirense Fabril do Barreiro Imortal Juventude Évora Louletano Lusitano Évora Moncarapachense O Elvas Oriental Real SC Serpa Sintrense Vasco da Gama Vidigueira Vitória de Setúbal

District Championships

Algarve FA Quarteirense SAD Angra do Heroísmo FA Guadalupe Luzense Aveiro FA União de Lamas Lobão Beja FA Castrense Penedo Gordo Braga FA Ponte Santa Maria Bragança FA Rebordelo Torre Moncorvo

Castelo Branco FA Vitória de Sernache Pedrógão de São Pedro Coimbra FA Tocha Marialvas Évora FA Atlético Reguengos Portel Guarda FA Fornos de Algodres Os Vilanovenses Horta FA Flamengos Vitória Pico Leiria FA Pombal Alqueidão da Serra

Lisbon FA Atlético da Malveira Olivais e Moscavide Ponta Delgada FA Operário Lagoa União Micaelense Portalegre FA Gafetense Os Gavionenses Porto FA Foz Aliados Lordelo

Santarém FA Amiense Torres Novas Setúbal FA Comércio e Indústria Alcochetense Viana do Castelo FA Lanheses Atlético Arcos A.D. Vila Real FA Mondinense Régua Viseu FA Lusitano Vildemoinhos

Second round

The matches of the second round were played on the 23rd and 24th of September.^[2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Fabril do Barreiro (CP)	1–3	Marítimo (II)
CD Trofense (L3)	0–1	Pevidém S.C. (CP)
O Elvas (CP)	1–0	UD Lanheses (D)
SC São João de Ver (CP)	0–1	Leixões SC (II)
CD Ponte (D)	0–5	Länk FC Vilaverdense (II)
Louletano DC (CP)	0–1	AVS Futebol SAD (II)
Portosantense (CP)	0–1	Nacional (II)
UD Tocha (D)	0–1	Rebordosa AC (CP)
L.G.C. Moncarapachense (CP)	6–2	União Micaelense (D)
Lusitânia Lourosa (L3)	1–2	Académico de Viseu FC (II)
Benfica de Castelo Branco (CP)	1–1 (6–7 pso)	UD Oliveirense (II)
Lusitano Évora (CP)	0–0 (2–3 pso)	SC Covilhã (L3)
Lusitânia Açores (CP)	1–0	C.F. Os Marialvas (D)
GD Vilar de Perdizes (CP)	5–1	CF Vasco da Gama (CP)
CF Canelas 2010 (L3)	5–0	G.D. Fontinhas (CP)
Vitória de Sernache (II)	0–3	SC Vianense (L3)
Sporting de Pombal (D)	0–5	CD Tondela (II)
Mortágua FC (CP)	2–1	Amora FC (L3)
Sertanense FC (CP)	0–2	Amarante FC (CP)
ACDR Lamelas (CP)	1–3	FC Tirsense (CP)
GD Peniche (CP)	2–2 (4–5 pso)	CDC Montalegre (CP)
Valadares Gaia FC (CP)	1–1 (2–4 pso)	FC Penafiel (II)
CDR Quarteirense (D)	0–1	Belenenses (II)
Atlético dos Arcos (D)	2–2 (3–4 pso)	AC Malveira (D)
ADRC Pedrogão (D)	00–12	União Leiria (II)
FC Felgueiras 1932 (L3)	4–0	AD Limianos (CP)
CCR Alqueidão Serra (D)	1–3	AD Marco 09 (CP)
Dumiense FC (CP)	4–3	União de Santarém (CP)
GD Ribeirão (CP)	0–3	CD Santa Clara (II)
GDR Gafetense (D)	0–5	CD Mafra (II)
SC Salgueiros (CP)	0–1	Santa Maria FC (D)
CD Rabo Peixe (CP)	3–2	CF Oliveira do Douro (CP)
Clube Oriental de Lisboa (CP)	0–1	SC União Torreense (II)
USC Paredes (CP)	5–1	Florgrade FC (CP)
Académica de Coimbra (l3)	3–2	FC Oliveira Hospital (L3)
FC Castrense (D)	0–3	AC Vila Meã (CP)
AD Sanjoanense (L3)	0–1	Vitória Setúbal (CP)
FC Barreirense (CP)	0–3	SC Mirandela (CP)
Juventude Évora (CP)	1–2	Sport União Sintrense (CP)
FC Serpa (CP)	2–1	CD Gouveia (CP)
Brito SC (CP)	0–2	CD Feirense (II)
União de Tomar (CP)	1–2	CA Pêro Pinheiro (L3)
SU 1º Dezembro (L3)	2–0	Paços de Ferreira (II)
Atlético CP (L3)	1–1 (4–2 pso)	FC Alverca (L3)
G.D.R.C. Os Sandinenses (CP)	0–1	Olivais e Moscavide (CP)
GD Luzense (D)	0–3[a]	AD Camacha (CP)

1. GD Luzense quited from the tournament.^[3]

Third round

The matches of the third round were played between 19 and 22 October.^[4] The match between Camacha and Famalicão was rescheduled due to bad weather in Madeira Island that prevented the plane transporting Famalicão players from landing.^[5] The match was played on 18 November.^[6]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Rebordosa AC (CP)	0–2	Sporting Braga (I)
Lusitânia Açores (CP)	1–4	Benfica (I)
SC Covilhã (L3)	1–4	Portimonense SC (I)
GD Vilar de Perdizes (CP)	0–2	FC Porto (I)
USC Paredes (CP)	2–1	Moreirense FC (I)
Atlético CP (L3)	0–1	FC Vizela (I)
CD Rabo Peixe (CP)	0–2	Casa Pia AC (I)
AC Malveira (D)	1–1 7–6 pso	AD Marco 09 (CP)
Leixões SC (II)	1–1 3–4 pso	Vitória Setúbal (CP)
AC Vila Meã (CP)	0–1	CF Estrela Amadora (I)
Académico de Viseu FC (II)	1–3	União Leiria (II)
CD Olivais e Moscavide (D)	1–3	Sporting CP (I)
Sport União Sintrense (CP)	0–5	GD Estoril Praia (I)
SC União Torreense (II)	2–1	Rio Ave FC (I)
FC Penafiel (II)	3–0	Santa Maria FC (D)
FC Felgueiras 1932 (L3)	1–3	FC Arouca (I)
Länk FC Vilaverdense (II)	3–2	SC Farense (I)
L.G.C. Moncarapachense (CP)	1–3	Vitória de Guimarães (I)
CF Canelas 2010 (L3)	0–0 5–3 pso	GD Chaves (I)
CD Tondela (II)	2–1	SU 1º Dezembro (L3)
Amarante FC (CP)	2–1	Académica de Coimbra (L3)
Dumiense FC (CP)	1–0	AVS Futebol SAD (II)
Nacional (II)	6–1	SC Mirandela (CP)
CA Pêro Pinheiro (L3)	0–0 7–8 pso	FC Serpa (CP)
CD Mafra (II)	1–1 3–1 e.t.	CD Feirense (II)
O Elvas (CP)	1–1 4–2 pso	FC Tirsense (CP)
Marítimo (II)	4–1	Mortágua FC (CP)
CDC Montalegre (CP)	2–1	Pevidém SC
CD Santa Clara (II)	0–0 2–0 e.t.	SC Vianense (L3)
Belenenses (II)	1–2	Gil Vicente FC (I)
UD Oliveirense (II)	1–3	Boavista (I)
AD Camacha (CP)	0–5	FC Famalicão (I)

Fourth round

The matches of the fourth round were played between 24 and 26 November.^[7]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Vizela (I)	1–1 2–1 e.t.	CF Estrela Amadora (I)
Vitória de Guimarães (I)	4–1	Länk FC Vilaverdense (II)
FC Porto (I)	4–0	CDC Montalegre (CP)
Sporting CP (I)	8–0	Dumiense FC (CP)
USC Paredes (CP)	0–2	Amarante FC (CP)
Portimonense SC (I)	1–4	Sporting Braga (I)
Benfica (I)	2–0	FC Famalicão (I)
CF Canelas 2010 (L3)	1–3	Marítimo (II)
FC Penafiel (II)	2–2 3–2 e.t.	Vitória Setúbal (CP)
Nacional (II)	0–0 6–5 pso	Casa Pia AC (I)
FC Arouca (I)	2–2 4–3 pso	Boavista (I)
O Elvas (CP)	1–1 1–4 pso	CD Santa Clara (II)
União Leiria (II)	5–0	AC Malveira (D)
GD Estoril Praia (I)	2–1	CD Mafra (II)
SC União Torreense (II)	1–1 2–4 pso	CD Tondela (II)
FC Serpa (CP)	0–1	Gil Vicente FC (I)

Fifth round

Number of teams per tier entering this round

Primeira Liga (1)	Liga Portugal 2 (2)	Liga 3 (3)	Campeonato de Portugal (4)	District Championships (5)	Total
9 / 18	6 / 16	0 / 21	1 / 54	0 / 43	16 / 154

Sporting CP (1) v Tondela (2)

9 January 2024 (2024-01-09)	Sporting CP (1)	4–0	Tondela (2)	Lisbon
18:45	Pedro Gonçalves 11', 17' Gyökeres 37', 46'			Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Estoril Praia (1) v Porto (1)

9 January 2024 (2024-01-09)	Estoril Praia (1)	0–4	Porto (1)	Estoril
20:45			Evanilson 24', 32' (pen.), 56' Galeno 76'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Marítimo (2) v União de Leiria (2)

10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)	Marítimo (2)	0–3	União de Leiria (2)	Funchal
18:45			da Silva 1' Valdir 43' (pen.) Vega 73'	Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo

Gil Vicente (1) v Amarante (CP)

10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)	Gil Vicente (1)	3–1	Amarante (CP)	Barcelos
19:15	Miro 3' Fernandes 88' Neto 90'		Leandro Santos 82'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

Vizela (1) v Arouca (1)

10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)	Vizela (1)	1–0	Arouca (1)	Vizela
20:00	Galović 76' (o.g.)			Stadium: Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela

Benfica (1) v Braga (1)

10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)	Benfica (1)	3–2	Braga (1)	Lisbon
20:45	Rafa Silva 42' Cabral 44' Aursnes 70'		João Mário 7' (o.g.)[8] Zalazar 48'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Santa Clara (2) v Nacional (2)

11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)	Santa Clara (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Nacional (2)	Ponta Delgada
17:00	Dudu 111' (o.g.)		Dudu 120' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
	Penalties
	Almeida Pacheco Silva Ricardinho		Daniel Macedo Gomes Dudu

Vitória de Guimarães (1) v Penafiel (2)

11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)	Vitória de Guimarães (1)	1–0	Penafiel (2)	Guimarães
20:15	Jota 74'			Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

Quarter-finals

Matches in this round may be affected by the ongoing police protests in Portugal.

Number of teams per tier entering this round

Primeira Liga (1)	Liga Portugal 2 (2)	Liga 3 (3)	Campeonato de Portugal (4)	District Championships (5)	Total
6 / 18	2 / 16	0 / 21	0 / 54	0 / 43	8 / 154

União de Leiria (2) v (1) Sporting CP

7 February 2024	União de Leiria (2)	0–3	(1) Sporting CP	Leiria
20:45			Gyökeres 32', 74' Gonçalves 37'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Vitória de Guimarães (1) v (1) Gil Vicente

8 February 2024	Vitória de Guimarães (1)	3–1	(1) Gil Vicente	Guimarães
18:45	T. Silva 6' A. Silva 11' Jota 45+1'		Murilo 37'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

Vizela (1) v (1) Benfica

8 February 2024	Vizela (1)	1–2	(1) Benfica	Vizela
20:45	Petrov 68'		Cabral 44' João Mário 65'	Stadium: Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela

Santa Clara (2) v (1) Porto

29 February 2024	Santa Clara (2)	1–2	(1) Porto	Ponta Delgada
16:00	Martins 27'		Evanilson 52' Galeno 61'	Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Note: The match started on 7 February but was suspended with 27 minutes played due to pitch flooding. Match was restarted and concluded on 29 February.

Semi-finals

Number of teams per tier entering this round

Primeira Liga (1)	Liga Portugal 2 (2)	Liga 3 (3)	Campeonato de Portugal (4)	District Championships (5)	Total
4 / 18	0 / 16	0 / 21	0 / 54	0 / 43	4 / 154

3 April 2024

20:15

Vitória de Guimarães (1)	0–1	(1) Porto
		Pepê 52'

Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães

Attendance: 18,103

Referee: Nuno Almeida

17 April 2024

20:15

Porto (1)	3–1	(1) Vitória de Guimarães
Taremi 26' (pen.) Conceição 45+5' Pepê 75'		Freitas 1'

Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Attendance: 30,609

Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Porto won 4–1 on aggregate.

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29 February 2024

20:45

Sporting CP (1)	2–1	(1) Benfica
Gonçalves 9' Gyökeres 54'		Aursnes 68'

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Attendance: 45,393

Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

2 April 2024

20:45

Benfica (1)	2–2	(1) Sporting CP
Otamendi 52' R. Silva 64'		Hjulmand 47' Paulinho 55'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 59,113

Referee: João Pinheiro

Sporting CP won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2024 Taça de Portugal final

26 May 2024

17:15

Porto	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Sporting CP
Evanilson 25' Taremi 100' (pen.)	Report	St. Juste 20'

Estádio Nacional, Oeiras

Attendance: 37,593

Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Bracket

	Fifth round						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	11 January 2024
	Vitória de Guimarães			1
							8 February 2024
	Penafiel			0
							Vitória de Guimarães			3
	10 January 2024
							Gil Vicente			1
	Gil Vicente			3
													3 and 17 April 2024
	Amarante			1
													Vitória de Guimarães	0	1	1
	11 January 2024
													Porto	1	3	4
	Santa Clara (p)			1 (4)
							29 February 2024
	Nacional			1 (2)
							Santa Clara			1
	9 January 2024
							Porto			2
	Estoril Praia			0
																			26 May 2024
	Porto			4
																			Porto (a.e.t.)			2
	10 January 2024
																			Sporting CP			1
	Marítimo			0
							7 February 2024
	União de Leiria			3
							União de Leiria			0
	9 January 2024
							Sporting CP			3
	Sporting CP			4
													29 February and 2 April 2024
	Tondela			0
													Sporting CP	2	2	4
	10 January 2024
													Benfica	1	2	3
	Vizela			1
							8 February 2024
	Arouca			0
							Vizela			1
	10 January 2024
							Benfica			2
	Benfica			3
	Braga			2

Top scorers

As of 17 April 2024

Rank	Player	Team	Goals[9]
1	Evanilson	Porto	7
2	Viktor Gyökeres	Sporting	6
3	João Victor	Académica	5
4	Evanildo Nhaga	Lusitânia	4
	Pedro Gonçalves	Sporting
	Paulinho	Sporting
	Rafa Silva	Benfica

References

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4. "Taça de Portugal: todos os resultados da 3.ª eliminatória". Maisfutebol.
5. "Está confirmado: Camacha-Famalicão adiado". www.record.pt.
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